Quilts are quilts. You've done a great job. My sister and I make comfort quilts. All machine done and sometimes 5 tops in 4 days. We quilt them on sewing machines not on LA machines. We use straight stitches. If they get loved to death and fall apart, we make new ones. You do not ever have to apologize for how or what you quilt. I absolutely love the hand done ones, but one cannot sit on them and as they are truly works of art, must be protected. They should be - lots of money involved and steady work of sometimes a year or more. I want to use mine and love them to death. It's all subjective. I hate to think I would have to put my quilts away in special paper, etc. Love them and use them. :thumbup: